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Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy wrote a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah in search of an immediate flood relief help of ₹2,250 crore, or not less than ₹1,000 crore.
He mentioned the State suffered heavy loss resulting from rains and floods triggered by the deep despair within the Bay of Bengal, and it required satisfactory monetary assist from the Centre.
The Central authorities ought to ship a staff to do an in depth evaluation of the loss incurred, which was initially pegged at ₹4,450 crore, he requested the Union Minister.
Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy knowledgeable Mr. Shah that many components of the State had been battered by rains from October 9 to 13.
Highest rainfall
I. Polavaram mandal in East Godavari district recorded the very best rainfall of 26 cm on October 13, he mentioned. Several mandals in East and West Godavari districts acquired greater than 20 cm rainfall in a single day, he added.
The Krishna was in spate as a result of huge inflows it acquired from its higher reaches in Maharashtra and Telangana.
A lot of individuals had been evacuated to security as the rivers had been swollen. The street community was badly broken, canals had breaches and energy provide has gone haywire at many locations, the Chief Minister mentioned.
The newest rains induced intensive harm to paddy, cotton, maize and sugarcane crops. Various horticulture crops bore the brunt of rains. The dying toll stood at 14 regardless of one of the best efforts by the NDRF and different personnel, he identified.
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